Catalyst (building)

Catalyst
Catalyst
	Catalyst in 2014
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Residential
Location	255 West Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Charlotte, North Carolina
Construction started	2007
Opened	2009
Owner	John Joyce
Management	C and J Catalyst
Height
Antenna spire	338 feet (103 m)
Technical details
Floor count	27
Lifts/elevators	3
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart
Developer	Novare Carolinas Development

Last updated July 14, 2023

Catalyst is a 27-story 462-unit apartment building on West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Charlotte, North Carolina. The concrete and glass skyscraper in Third Ward,^[2] designed by Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart,^[3] was built by Atlanta-based Novare Group and completed in 2009.

Tony Skillbeck, president of Novare Carolinas Development, said that the name reflected the building's status as "a literal catalyst for the re-development and the regeneration of Third Ward" as well as the fact that for many residents, this would be their first home purchase, "a catalyst in our buyers' lives."^[3]

Groundbreaking took place August 29, 2007.^[4] A 15-story, 363,000-square-foot (33,700 m²) office building called 440 South Church was built next door by Trinity Capital Advisors, designed by the same architectural firm.^[5] Novare was involved with the office tower, which has Ally Financial as a major tenant. However, Novare was dropped as an operating partner, though keeping its investment, because the company had significant debts that could result in foreclosures, and auditor Deloitte had "substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern." Novare's problems had little effect on the Catalyst project, however.^[6]

In February 2009, half the Catalyst units changed from condominiums to apartments due to the decline in the condominium market. As of September 18, 2009, one hundred people lived in the building, and about half the units were leased. As of January 2013, the building is 98% occupied with renters.

Novare managed Catalyst for "an investment fund controlled by affiliates of Lehman Brothers Holdings" with which the developer "restructured its relationship" in Summer 2009. Novare still owned the land and was building a parking lot.^[7]

C and J Catalyst bought the Catalyst in 2011 for $103.3 million, or $223,500 per unit. The building was managed by John Joyce.^[8]

Catalyst's first floor contains 19,792 SF of retail space and is leased by C and J Catalyst LLC.

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References

↑ "Catalyst". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
↑ http://www.catalystcharlotte.com/architecture.html Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved on 2009-09-24.
1 2 "Novare Group to be the catalyst in Charlotte's Third Ward". 2007-06-27. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
↑ "Novare Group Announces Construction Underway on Catalyst in Uptown Charlotte" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
↑ "440 South Church Tops Out in Charlotte's Third Ward" (PDF). 2009-03-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
↑ Boye, Will (2009-07-10). "Debt deadlines loom for Novare". Charlotte Business Journal . Retrieved 2009-09-24.
↑ Singe, Kerry Hall (2009-09-19). "Uncertainty at another condo tower". The Charlotte Observer . Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
↑ Singe, Kerry Hall (2011-04-20). "Catalyst sells for record price". The Charlotte Observer . Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2011-04-28.

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[1] "Catalyst". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[2] ttp://www.catalystcharlotte.com/architecture.html Archived 2009-12-16 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved on 2009-09-24.

[novare-3] 1 2 "Novare Group to be the catalyst in Charlotte's Third Ward". 2007-06-27. Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2009-09-24.

[4] "Novare Group Announces Construction Underway on Catalyst in Uptown Charlotte" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-09-24.

[5] "440 South Church Tops Out in Charlotte's Third Ward" (PDF). 2009-03-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-09-24.

[6] Boye, Will (2009-07-10). "Debt deadlines loom for Novare". Charlotte Business Journal . Retrieved 2009-09-24.

[7] Singe, Kerry Hall (2009-09-19). "Uncertainty at another condo tower". The Charlotte Observer . Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2009-09-19.

[8] Singe, Kerry Hall (2011-04-20). "Catalyst sells for record price". The Charlotte Observer . Archived from the original on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2011-04-28.

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